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A performer in a Shiva-style costume stands on a stage under an ornate golden arch, smiling and holding a silver trident in one hand. He wears a leopard-print bodice layered with rows of metal bells and beaded necklaces, a red and gold dhoti, chains and beaded bracelets on his arms and ankles, and a white tripundra mark on his forehead. Warm red and yellow stage lighting and a draped orange cloth form the backdrop. Only one person is visible, and the appearance is not clear enough to establish who he is.

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September 22 20122012-09-22September 22 20122012-09-22September 22 20122012-09-22A performer dressed as a deity murti stands on a red stage beneath an ornate golden arch, holding a silver trident in his left hand. He wears a leopard-print bodice, a dense cluster of rudraksha and bead malas across the chest, red dhoti-style lower drapery, chains at the wrists and waist, and red-brown beaded bands on the arms. Behind him a yellow-lit backdrop shows carved temple-style stonework, and a small deity figure is visible at the lower right. The figure's face is painted green and red with a red forehead mark. Appearance-based cues are insufficient to name the performer, so no identity is asserted.2012-09-22A photograph of a single person standing on a stage before an ornate gold-toned arch and a gilded, carved backdrop. The person wears a green and red draped garment with a leopard-print blouse, multiple beaded green and red necklaces, and a red sash, and holds a silver trident aloft in one hand while the other rests on the hip. Long dark hair falls past the shoulders. The figure appears to be costumed as a deity, with the trident as the defining iconography; the vivid green and red stage lighting dominates the scene.2013-03-08March 08 20132013-03-08September 22 20122012-09-22A performer stands on a raised stage in front of an ornate gold-toned arch, dressed in a green sari with a red border and a green leopard-print blouse, wearing a multi-strand beaded green necklace and red beads at the neck. She holds a long silver trident in her raised left hand while her right hand rests on her hip, smiling, with dark hair falling past the shoulders. Red and green stage lighting washes over the scene, and brass lamps are visible at the base of the stage. The costume and trident suggest a deity character portrayal rather than a specific named form.2013-03-08A standing man in an orange-red dhoti and draped orange shawl stands on a stage in front of a red and black tiger-striped backdrop framed by an ornate gold-and-green lit arch. He holds a tall silver trident in his left hand, one hand on his hip, and wears long curly dark hair, a red bindi, tilak marks, drop earrings, a gold necklace, red and gold bangles, and layered dark red rudraksha malas with metal beads. His clothing includes a leopard-print patterned top. a person: the long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklace, saffron-orange draped clothing and rudraksha malas match the page's a person reference, though the appearance is not conclusive. A small decorative figurine sits at the lower edge of the frame.2012-09-14March 04 20132013-03-04 +1 copiesMarch 04 20132013-03-04 +1 copiesJuly 12 20132013-07-12